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Posted 04 June, 2026
Google

Mechanical Commodity Specialist

Google
Taipei Taiwan Full Time

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
  • Experience in mechanical commodity management, agreement negotiation and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience as a commodity specialist with two of those in mechanicals.
  • Deep knowledge of mechanical commodities, suppliers and technologies for data center applications.
  • Working knowledge of sheetmetal, plastic process and materials.
  • Effective communication/presentation skills.

About the job

Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct detailed cost analysis, should-cost modeling, and competitive benchmarking to ensure exceptional pricing.
  • Manage and negotiate costs associated with Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE), Capital Expenditures (CapEx), and tooling.
  • Manage and mitigate commercial liabilities, including Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory, Purchase Price Variance (PPV), and rework costs.
  • Establish and manage a robust commercial performance management framework, including scorecards and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with partner executives.
  • Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for dispute resolution, escalations, and strategic alignment with partners. Build and maintain strong, long-term strategic relationships with key stakeholders at our partner organizations, from operational counterparts to C-level executives.
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